NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Sept. 6)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. I'm your host, Chris Beers. Our top story, an Amazon cargo plane on fire this afternoon. The aircraft struck multiple vehicles while landing at Miami International Airport today. Several deaths and injuries have been reported. Gas prices hit a record high for Labor Day, but Energy Secretary Chris Wright signals relief could be coming. Find out why he says prices are more likely to go down than up. The fight over mail-in voting headed to the Supreme Court. The Trump administration is making another appeal to justices to step in ahead of the midterms and what we are learning. Two candidates facing off in a closely watched New York midterm race. The election could offer a look at how both parties are trying to win over moderate voters. U.S. Special Envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Whitkoff are in Ukraine today, speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Find out what was said at the meeting and what they hope to achieve. And the EU expected to sign a security pact with Greenland and Denmark, this coming after President Trump pointed to Greenland as a national security risk. Jason Perry has the details. This is NTD Evening News, live from our global headquarters in New York City. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. An Amazon cargo plane overrunning the runway at Miami International Airport around 2 p.m. this afternoon after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The latest update, authorities say five people were killed and several others injured. According to Miami International Airport, a ground stop is in effect due to a disabled aircraft on the runway. The aircraft struck multiple vehicles and caught fire, producing a large cloud of black smoke. More than 60 Miami-Dade fire rescue units responded. Images show the aircraft largely intact, but resting on its belly. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said a full ground stop had been issued at Miami International, while first responders assessed the scene. He also said the FAA was sending investigators. The NTSB is gathering information about the crash, the cause not yet known. In a statement on X, Amazon said it's still gathering information about the crash and working closely with local authorities to determine exactly what happened. The company said its top priority is the safety and well-being of everyone involved. Next, as travelers hit the roads this Labor Day holiday, gas prices remain a concern, though Energy Secretary Chris Wright today says prices could start coming down. In the meantime, according to AAA, the national average reached $4.14 a gallon today, the highest ever recorded for the holiday. Here's the Secretary speaking on CNN and ABC. We are hitting the end of the summer driving season. The Trump administration has changed blending requirements for American refiners, which allows them to produce more gasoline. Gasoline production is about to go up and demand is about to go down. So if I had to guess, they're more likely to go to go down than go up. Well, if you look at the futures prices, you wanted to buy today in bulk gasoline for two months out in November. It's about 35 cents cheaper than it is today. So the marketplace thinks gasoline prices are going to move meaningfully lower. So trust the market. Certainly don't trust my predictions. Wright points to several factors that could push gas prices lower, including the administration's recent oil talks with Venezuela. Meanwhile, he says oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz are averaging more than nine million barrels a day. He says flows are now about two thirds of pre-war levels. Wright says Iran is still causing trouble, but the U.S. Navy is winning that battle. Earlier this week, President Trump said he was not trying to force Iran to the negotiating table, adding that Iran's economy is collapsing. Speaking to Fox News, Treasury Secretary Scott Besant says Iran has about 30 million barrels of crude oil left that China has not bought. But he says U.S. sanctions and a naval blockade will soon prevent Tehran from supplying more oil to Beijing. The Trump administration today renewing its appeal to the Supreme Court to allow new restrictions on mail-in ballots. The petition comes after a federal judge blocked new U.S. Postal Service restrictions ahead of midterms. The filing comes after a federal judge extended an order blocking the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting. U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer argues that mail ballots have already been sent in North Carolina. More states will be mailing ballots soon, including Alabama on September 9th, and at least five states the week after. Sauer warns that once ballots enter the mail, they cannot be retrieved. He says the judge's injunction could create confusion and chaos. Justice Katonji Brown-Jackson has ordered a response by September 9th. Turning to New York, the state's 17th congressional district could hold the key to control of the House this November. Republican Congressman Mike Lawler is facing Democratic challenger Kate Conley, a 16-year Army veteran. Both candidates are presenting a moderate image. Take a listen to their messages. It's not a function of alignment, it's a function of doing the job. In order to get anything done, you have to be able to reach across the aisle and also work within your own party. When Joe Biden was president, I was able to get things done. When Donald Trump is president, I'm able to get things done. I look at what we're trying to do, which is unite this country, where we have seen partisanship, to include partisanship within our own party, absolutely divide people to render government dysfunctional. And that's not going to make prices lower on groceries or prescriptions. That's not going to lower gas prices. That's not going to make families who are working full-time jobs lives any easier. What we have to focus on is how do we bring people together? The New York district is one of the most competitive in the country. Democrats need a net gain of just three seats to retake control of the House of Representatives. The race is also a test of moderation in American politics. While highlighting his bipartisan record Lawler points to working with Democrats and criticizing members of his own party who refuse to compromise. Conley has also kept her distance from the party's progressive left. She accepted an endorsement from the Working Families Party, but declined to fully embrace an endorsement from New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani. Meanwhile, both candidates agree on some key issues, including AI and data center regulation, as well as support for Israeli sovereignty. Congressman Mike Lawler is criticizing the Mamdani administration over its reported use of social media influencers. During a Fox News interview today, Lawler says taxpayers are funding influencers to promote what he calls propaganda in support of Mamdani's agenda. Lawler says Mamdani has turned City Hall into a 24-hour campaign. Next, the first-ever national Republican midterm convention is coming to Dallas, Texas this week. President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance are both set to speak at the event. According to the official schedule, the convention will focus on several key themes, including tax cuts such as eliminating taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security. Other priorities include border security and zero interior releases, election integrity and voter ID, school choice, lowering drug prices, and more. The Republican Party is betting that a Trump-centered national campaign strategy can overcome the usual disadvantages facing a sitting president's party in midterm elections. Also in Texas, the governor's race is shaping up as one of the more closely watched contests of the midterms. Greg Abbott, a Republican, is seeking a fourth term, while Democrat Gina Hinojosa wants to break the Republicans' hold on governorship there. Data centers have become one of the bigger issues in this race. Here's what Governor Abbott says. I've seen firsthand these data centers cropping up across the entire state of Texas. This isn't China talking about it. These are data centers coming out of the ground. Will, here's what I know for a fact. Working with the ERCOT Texas Power Grid, working with the Public Utilities Commission, we know what the power demand was going to be for the state of Texas, which is five times the current ability to provide power in the state of Texas. We needed to press pause on any more data centers so we could calibrate and be able to establish guidelines. Abbott has been governor since 2015 and has substantial advantages in name recognition, fundraising, and organization. He won his 2022 re-election by more than 10 percentage points. Japan's finance minister at the G20 summit this week condemning what she calls arbitrary export restrictions on critical minerals like rare earths. Rare earths are key to the production of everything from smartphones to nuclear submarines to AI data centers. But China controls the vast majority of rare earth processing capacity and has a history of limiting exports to certain countries. For example, Japan was once among the largest buyers of Chinese rare earths, but has been all but cut off by Beijing. Joining us now to discuss China's stranglehold on rare earth minerals and what the United States can do about it is Anupam Gildayal, chief growth officer of rare earth processing company Realloys. Anupam, it's great to have you. I want to start with a soundbite from Republican Congressman Jason Smith at a hearing on critical resource supply chains. Let's watch. When the world's processing capacity sits overwhelmingly in one country, a single policy decision in Beijing can cut off American manufacturers overnight. In such a situation, China doesn't have to score an outright victory to beat us strategically or economically. They just have to control the supply chain. That is exactly why we cannot afford to wait any longer to reinforce our own supply chains rather than let China maintain monopoly power. Anupam, exactly how dependent is the United States on China for rare earth minerals? Almost fully. China processes approximately 97% of the heavy rare earths that the world consumes, over 90% of the light rare earths. They have every country in a stranglehold as far as rare earths are concerned. It's just really quite shocking. What does that exactly mean for manufacturing in the United States and for high tech? Mr. Smith was absolutely right. We are fully reliant on them. The most important point to learn about is rare earths are used in pretty much everything, from your monitor screen that you have in front of you, microphone, to a consumer phone, to GPUs, to defense systems. It's everywhere. Without that, you cannot really run an economy. Your company is, of course, taking steps to reduce that dependence on China like we're talking about. Tell us about Realloys. What do you do and how might you help fill this gap? Realloys is a mine-to-magnet company. We own our own mine, so we have our own feedstock. We then process it to make oxides and then metals, and then eventually convert metals into magnets, which is the number one use of these rare earth metals. We do it all. It's completely fully vertically integrated, and that is what is required. Rare earths are not rare. Rare earths are available everywhere, in the US, in Canada, and allied nations. What we lack in the Western world is the actual processing infrastructure that allows us to convert these rare earth feedstocks into usable metals and magnets. That's what our focus is. Now, you're, of course, the chief growth officer. What are your prospects for growth? Obviously, I'm assuming you're expecting to grow. How fast? How far? Realloys as a company pretty much existed on paper about 12 months ago. In the last 12 months, we have acquired one of the top three heavy rare earth mines in North America. We have acquired a company called PMT Critical Metals that has a lot of expertise in rare earth processing, especially heavy rare earth metals. We acquired 80% of capacity from a processing plant that was established over the last five years at an expense of $250 million. We went public, we raised quite a bit of money, and we go into production in Q1 of 2027. Okay. What are you going to start with? What kind of contracts do you have lined up, if any? We already have the processing infrastructure in place. We are doing the electrical and mechanical commissioning now. By Q1 2027, we start producing the rare earth oxides and metals, which are used for making magnets. We are working with a bunch of defense companies, a bunch of automotive companies, directly with the DoD, who would be procuring these metals and magnets from us. And I imagine you would look at a statement like that from Congressman Jason Smith as really very optimistic for market demand. What are you seeing in terms of growth potential? So it's huge, right? Because at this point of time in the US, we literally produce nothing. We produce maybe 1% of what we consume. And that has to change. If you look at the recent Reuters article that came out, that China has started talking about rare earths just before President Trump visits China. So every single time there is a critical meeting, they make sure that the administration understands that they will cut off rare earth supply if they make any radical moves, or if there are any tariffs, which they do not like. And they have done that in 2024, they've done that in 2025, and they will do it again. So we have to become independent, and that's what the race is towards. Unfortunately, we will not become rare earth independent in the next two, three, four years. But over the next five to 10 years, companies like ourselves, especially what we are doing in heavy rare earths, would allow us to become independent for rare earths in the US. Yeah, and staying with independence, I mean, you know, China is the largest totalitarian regime on earth. It's accused of committing multiple genocides. And here it is, with vast majority control, almost total control, like you're saying, over this critical minimal that's going to fuel the technology of the future and today. So obviously, it's very important for us to develop our own supply chains here. How soon could the US see some kind of noticeable shift away from reliance on China for rare earths? I think at least five to 10 years is what I would give us to become close to being independent. But in the next 10 to 15 years, we would not only become independent, but we could become net exporters and export these critical materials to our allied nations. These things take time, like setting up a manufacturing facility takes time, getting large scale production done takes time. For example, roughly the US demand for neodymium magnets, which are used in all kinds of motors, which go into defense systems, electronics, and other areas, is about 50,000 tons per year. We manufacture less than 500 tons per year in the US. So that's nothing. So there's a huge gap, which needs to be shortened. And we believe we'll get there in the next five to 10 years. Okay. And just in closing here on Epom, President Trump and Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping are expected to meet in Washington, DC on the 24th of this month. What will you be watching for then in regards to rare earths? See, China recently came out with an article where they have banned the export of critical rare earth materials and processing equipment to companies in the US. And what I would expect to see, there is some kind of conversation regarding that. And this is something that always happens before an important meeting between President Trump and President Xi. And there would be some kind of negotiations around this, where China would allow us to have rare earths again, so that we can continue running our economy. But in that, they will get a great bargain for themselves. And this would be used as a bargaining tool in every single important meeting till we become independent. Yeah. And we can bet on that. And it's so important for us to become independent on this issue. Because again, China is just a great threat to human rights around the world and so many other things. Anupam Gildayal, Chief Growth Officer of Realloys. Thank you so much. Thank you, Chris. Take care. From new strikes on Iran and a sweeping energy deal with Venezuela to a push to re-industrialize America, it was another action-packed week for the Trump administration. NTD's Daniel Monaghan has your White House Week in review. US forces launching fresh strikes on Iran this week, hitting air defense sites, radar systems, and mine-laying capabilities. President Trump saying the strikes were retaliation for Iran's failed attempt at adding sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Besson says operations targeting Iran economically are moving full steam ahead. We are going to economically asphyxiate this regime. The US brokering a major oil deal with Venezuela, giving the United States access to 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil reserves. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum saying on Fox News, it means no more buying energy from countries waging war on US allies or sponsoring terrorism. It's really nothing short of actually shifting the geopolitical center of the global energy markets away from these choke points like in the Middle East and moving it back to the Western Hemisphere. At a Rose Garden dinner, President Trump says he's hitting the road for the midterms. President saying he'll visit all 35 competitive races to help get GOP candidates over the finish line. So I'm relying on you guys to give me some names where I say, is either tied, or you're winning by a little bit, or you're losing by a little bit. President Trump vowing the GOP will defeat what he called the Democrat communists. They want to be a communist country. They skipped socialism. They were supposed to hit socialism and then go communist, Mike, but they skipped socialism. They went right down to the bottom, and the bottom is communism. The Trump administration launching Foundry School, a national program to train the engineers, technicians, and industrial leaders needed to rebuild US manufacturing. I think we made a terrible mistake in this country. Not many years ago under people that were in charge at the time, especially at the end of the Cold War. And that was the idea that the ability to make things no longer mattered. And the idea that if you're working with your hands, you're not using your mind is one of the dumbest things that America's leaders ever told a generation of American kids. On Wednesday, the US military stopped and boarded a vessel involved in drug trafficking in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. Officials say the vessel was working for a violent narco-terrorist organization called Los Choneros. Once cleared, US forces sank the boat. President Trump signing a stopgap funding bill into law this week, keeping the government running through the November midterms until December 11th. On this vote, the yeas are 370, the nays are 48. Federal immigration authorities say ICE made a record number of arrests in August, 51,000, as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on illegal immigration. When you choose to take the shortcut, you have made a decision, a conscious decision, to enter this country illegally and break our nation's laws. Turkey has signed the Artemis Accords, backing international rules for peaceful exploration of the moon, Mars, and beyond. It comes as President Trump pushes NASA to fast-track America's return to the moon, with a permanent moon base and a future manned mission to Mars in his sights. A week that ranged from the battlefield to the border, with the campaign trail already on the horizon. Daniel Monaghan, NTD News. Coming up, U.S. Special Envoys Steve Whitkoff and Jared Kushner in Kyiv for peace talks one day after they were in Russia. Whitkoff said on Sunday that he felt good about the talks in both Moscow and Ukraine. And the EU expected to sign a security pact with Greenland and Denmark, this coming after President Trump pointed to the island as a national security risk. Jason Perry has the details when we come back. Hi, my name is Brady. When I was born, my parents thought everything was okay. My mom and dad were so excited to take me home. I still get goosebumps telling this story. 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The meetings are part of a renewed U.S. push to revive peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Steve Whitkoff said he felt good about the talks, while officials described the discussions as substantive and expressed hope for renewed negotiations. President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, officially the U.S. envoy for peace and U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Whitkoff, spoke with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Kushner spoke about the president's view on the war. And really, he wanted just us to convey that he sees us as a very, very hard and complex problem, but it's a very worthy problem worth solving, not just to figure out how do we end the current war, but how do we create the right conditions and arrangements for a long-term, durable peace that allows Ukraine to use the amazing bravery, ingenuity, strength that it's used to get through the last, you know, years of war in order to build themselves into the great nation that they have the fullest potential to achieve. And so Germany and France… Three rounds of talks were held. British, French and German national security advisors joined the final talks. Whitkoff said both Russia and Ukraine would have to make compromises in order to achieve peace. Russian President Putin and Zelensky agreed to halt strikes while the meetings were taking place in the two countries, but attacks still occurred in some areas. Zelensky said the U.S. and Ukraine agreed to hold follow-up meetings with Europeans. To us, it is very important to do everything so that this war ends. Here, we are all on the same side. We all deeply want this war to be over, for the suffering to stop, for people to stop dying and for this war to end justly, with just peace for Ukraine and for all of us. And we want the war to end in such a way that there will never be an opportunity for a new aggression against Ukraine. After yesterday's meeting with Moscow, a Kremlin aide said the U.S. envoys formulated a number of ideas regarding possible paths to a settlement. The president asked Jared and I to come here and to restart conversations, negotiations, because this is so important to him. And at his behest, at the behest of the Vice President and the Secretary of State Marco Rubio, we came here. And I think we really feel good about what has happened in the conversations in Moscow and now the conversations here. Few other details on conclusions reached in today's Ukraine meeting or yesterday's Russia meeting have been made available. The EU's top official is in Greenland and is expected to sign a security pact with Greenland and Denmark. This coming after President Trump pointed to the island as a national security risk due to Russian and Chinese threats. NTD's Jason Perry has the details. European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Greenland on Sunday for an official visit. She was welcomed by the prime ministers of Greenland and Denmark. As von der Leyen is expected to sign a declaration on security and cooperation between the EU and Greenland during her visit. Last time I was here, it was two years ago. And at that time, I promised I'm going to come back with a substantial package. And today I can say I can make good on the promise. The prime minister of Denmark, which handles the overall security of Greenland, sharing her thoughts as well. We have been working intensively, the three of us, in getting the European Union even closer to all parts of the Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland. And now we have something substantial, still things to discuss and to develop, but the path is really good. The prime minister of Greenland been saying that the three were going on a boat trip and that they'd share more details in the coming days. The move to strengthen the security of Greenland comes after President Trump pointed to the island as a national security risk due to Russia and China. He accused Denmark of being unable to protect the world's largest island. They say that Denmark was there 300 years ago or something with a boat. Well, we were there with boats too, I'm sure. We need Greenland for national security. And if you take a look at Greenland, you look up and down the coast, you have Russian and Chinese ships all over the place. We need it for national security. We have to have it. The Heritage Foundation says Denmark lacks the scale, resources, and power projection capacity to secure Greenland alone against sustained Russian or Chinese pressure. Greenland has about 57,000 people and sits on a key Arctic route, with growing interest in its strategic location. Jason Perry, NTD News. Coming up, President Trump taking steps to revive America's cattle herd, which is at a 75-year low. Our guest reacts to the latest policy announcement after the break. You see certain things get reincarnated in your children. My daughter is very much inspired by my wife's artistic pursuits. So my daughter started making necklaces. She makes what we call affirmation fashion. I tell her every day that you're black is beautiful. You're black is beautiful. You're black is beautiful. And if there's anything better than being beautiful, it's being smart. And if there's anything better than being smart, it's being kind. 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Welcome back. President Trump issuing a slew of measures aimed at reviving the American cattle herd, which has fallen to a 75-year low. The administration is taking steps to give ranchers more freedom to process and sell their own beef, increasing competition with the nation's four largest meat packers. The president is also moving to allow for country of origin labeling for beef products and to allow ranchers to defend their herd from the protected Mexican gray wolf. Joining us now to discuss is farmer and journalist Brian Reisinger. He is also the author of Land Rich, Cash Poor, My Family's Hope, and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer. Brian, it's great to have you back on the show. Let's start with a clip of the president on his meat processing measure this week. Watch. It's clear that we will need to educate and train an entire generation of skilled service members, engineers and civil operators and everything else to do what we have to do and what we're right now doing the best and will continue. And I think by leaps and bounds, and that's why in a few moments I will sign an executive order to begin the process of creating a new national academy. It's called the U.S. Space Academy. All right. And the president did actually say for the first time ever, we're going to give farmers and ranchers the right to process their own food. He says that's a big announcement. That's a big announcement. We're creating a program where small and medium sized and large ranchers can sell their products directly to consumers so that they don't have to go through the big four processors and middlemen. So, Brian, what is your reaction to the president's meat processing announcement? Well, this is a step forward for family farmers and ranchers, and since now they have more ways to be able to sell their homegrown beef and other livestock and products. Traditionally, what you needed to do was be able to have your cattle slaughtered at a USDA approved butcher shop. And that meant that customers and you had to agree on the butcher shop and go through all kinds of steps around arranging for the processing. Farmers and ranchers having the ability not only to do that, but also to butcher their own cattle and sell their meat directly to consumers in all kinds of additional ways means they can be selling it more easily at farmers markets, more directly to consumers online, all kinds of different ways open up a little more easily. And so it does create what we need, which is more entrepreneurial opportunity. Challenges remain and not all policies are going in the same direction necessarily, but this policy is a step in the right direction for those small operators. And the administration is also taking action on issues like country of origin labeling and allowing ranchers to defend their herds against the Mexican gray wolf. How significant are these changes for ranchers on the ground? Country of origin is very important because there's a lot of times that the American consumer wants to be buying something that was grown, raised in America and isn't necessarily getting the information they need to do that. There's also a lot of deception in marketing and in packaging. And so having that truth of origin labeling does allow the farmer and the rancher to say, hey, this was grown here in America. So if you care about that, buy it from us. And that is something that more and more consumers care about than ever. As to the gray wolf and these other issues around the screw room and other things, we need as many steps as we can for farmers and ranchers to be able to guard their herd because we do have a historically low amount of cattle in the market right now because of how challenging it's been for farmers and ranchers to make it. So those farmers and ranchers to be able to protect their herd and see those animals grow to the point where they can come and turn around and sell them to consumers, that does also make a difference for them to be able to protect that domestic herd that we need to grow if we're going to bring beef prices down in this country in a lasting way. And to protect themselves. I mean, if a Mexican gray wolf is about to attack you, can you defend yourself? So the big idea behind these policies seems to be reviving the American cattle herd, of course, and also reducing beef prices. So do you think these policies will have that effect ultimately? And if so, in terms of pricing, how soon? Yeah, these are the kinds of things that are going to have that long-term impact. I think in terms of what we'll see on price, I think it'll take time. It always takes longer to bring prices down than it does for them to shock upward. And part of the reason they've been shocking upward is because of all of the issues that have been impacting global trade. So America depends on global trade in many ways to keep prices low. And we need to build up our domestic herd so that we don't have to depend so much on meat coming in from other countries. So those things that drive the price up happen quickly. Those crises across the globe that constrict our supply chain, those things happen quickly. These things that bring prices down, like building out the domestic herd, they take longer to have an impact. So they're going to have an impact, but I do think we need to be ready for that price change to take a while. We also need more measures like this. This is the beginning, but we need to do more to be able to help the small farmer and rancher be able to supply the needs of the American people. And staying with the idea of reviving the American cattle herd, which is at a 75-year low, give us some background here, because I'm sure not a lot of people realize that fact or understand why that would be the case. So why? Yeah, there are many reasons for it. Some of it has to do with the way that America has become so dependent upon meat and other food products from other countries. Some of it has to do with the fact that we have been decimating small farmers and ranchers in this country for decades. I've mentioned before that we're losing farms that are at 45,000 a year for the past century. If we keep doing that going forward at the same rate that we have been for the past 100 years, we're going to lose the rest of our family farms in this country between now and the next 40 years. By the time my little two-year-old girl is my age, we'll have lost the rest of our family farms. So you can't hammer an industry like that, wiping out small operators decade after decade after decade and have global trade impacting the way that we get our food and not have a situation where the domestic supply of beef is at a historic low. We're taking steps to try to recover that, but there's a long way to go. Now, President Trump, during his press conference announcing these policies, actually used the namesake of your book. It's a common term, land rich, cash poor. Farmers with a lot of land, with a lot of money, but not with a lot of money itself. So your understanding of the ranchers and farmers in the U.S. is extensive and it's personal for you. So what more do you think needs to be done to strengthen the American cattle industry and lower beef prices for consumers? We need to continue taking steps to make sure that our markets domestically and internationally are fair to our small operators, to our small individual farmers and ranchers. And then we need to go beyond that. We need to make sure that research and development in this country is what's called scale neutral, which is to say that it can work for farms and ranches that are small and medium sized as well as large so that American innovation can help all of these farms and ranches be able to progress in the same way that the bigger operations can. We also need to make sure that those consumers who care about where their food comes from continue to grow that demand. So that's an initial increase in market demand that encourages farmers to continue growing more homegrown food and to be able to sell to customers in more ways. But we need more of that. We need more farmers and ranchers seeing more new ways they can reach more customers than ever who want to buy that homegrown food from them. That growth in market demand is what's going to allow us to also continue to help improve things for the farmer because things continue to be very difficult in farms and rural communities across this country right now. Yeah, and it's so important because I know there's actually a serious there's a mental health crisis amongst farmers. I spoke with a farm activist recently who told me, you know, six people he grew up with in a small town committed suicide related to the economic failure of their farm. We'll definitely have more to talk about this in the future. Farmer and journalist Brian Reisinger, thank you so much. Thanks for having me. This year, more parents are refusing the vitamin K shot for newborns. Take a look. A review of health records for more than one million births nationwide by health data and analytics company Truveta revealed the rate of newborns not receiving the vitamin K shot within a day of birth in hospitals rose 57 percent from January through June. I'll tell you how to start taking vaccine safety seriously. The spike in vitamin K refusals this year comes after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s January announcement dropping recommendations for six standard childhood vaccines. Kennedy has not said anything specific about vitamin K, which is not a vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still recommends the shot. Next, Hurricane Lowell is expected to remain a threat to parts of Hawaii from Tuesday to Wednesday. It turned from a tropical storm to a category five hurricane before weakening to a category three. It isn't expected to pass directly over Hawaii, but could cause trouble off the coast. Tropical storm force winds can actually reach up to one hundred seventy five miles per hour from the storm. Excuse me, one hundred seventy five miles from the storm center. It is expected to remain strong through Monday with waves up to 14 feet tall. Flash flooding and mudslides could follow a heavy rainfall. Lowell was the second category five hurricane of twenty twenty six before it weakened. It is expected to be the third storm to hit Hawaii this year after two in August. Residents are advised to prepare their evacuation plans before the storm is too close. They are also advised to monitor the weather forecast and avoid driving through flooded roads. We hope everyone stays safe. France is coming out of its hottest summer on record, according to the country's national weather agency, Meteo France. Extreme heat fueled major wildfires and deepened drought through that continues across much of the country. Nearly 90 percent of metropolitan France saw at least one day above ninety five degrees. Almost half the country topped one hundred four. The extreme heat also fueled major wildfires. One fire in southwestern France burned about one hundred ninety three square miles, destroyed hundreds of homes and forced as many as twenty as two hundred twenty thousand people to evacuate. Officials say the drought is also continuing, making this summer an exceptional and challenging one. House lawmakers wrap up a busy week in Washington, averting an election time government shutdown, condemning socialism and passing a censure vote, all as Republicans probe birth tourism and Democrats deal with friction within their own party. NTD's Melina Wisecup has this capital week in review. House lawmakers returned to Washington this week, immediately fast tracking a bill averting a government shutdown during the And they will continue through the process after the election. I wish we could get everybody to work faster and sooner. That's where we are. The second order of business censoring Representative Chuck Edwards over sexual misconduct allegations towards two young female staffers. Regret is not an admission of sexual harassment. I can acknowledge poor judgment, regret the discomfort that some of my actions may have caused. According to an ethics committee report, Edwards sent personal texts, paid for vacations and lavish gifts, which prompted the two staffers to quit. In other news, Republicans are making a priority of probing birth tourism and the national security risks involved. A task force this week pressed Dr. Vladimir Lawrence, founder of Have My Baby in Miami. Does your business help children of members of the Chinese Communist Party obtain American citizenship? On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer the question. Lawmakers say there are companies like his across the nation that promote birth tourism to foreign nationals for profit. All of these individuals, however, who've grown up in a foreign country are not vetted before they arrive, could conceivably get a national security clearance because they're American citizens. And that is a concern. Many of these kids were taken back and raised in China, withholding U.S. citizenship, and then all while retaining the right to vote in our elections once they turn 18. On the House floor, lawmakers voted to condemn socialism and key policies of the Democratic Socialists of America. Socialism is communism lite. Socialism is the first step to communism. And if anybody doubts what I'm saying, just listen to Vladimir Lenin, the first leader of the Soviet Union who proclaimed the goal of socialism is communism. It comes as several DSA candidates have won primaries across the nation, some even unseating incumbent Democrats. Communists never tell you they're communists, okay? It's a DSA platform. It is not a socialist platform. It is a communist platform. Just eight Democrats voting with Republicans. The resolution called for the passage of the Save America Act, leading some Democrats to oppose it, even though they said they reject socialism. Get rid of the Senate and get rid of jails and, you know, Fidel Castro is fantastic. You know, that sort of stuff is, yeah, especially in South Florida, have given Republicans something to run against. Just goes to show politically how they are on shaky ground. Intra-party friction within the Democratic Party on full display this week. Two moderate Democrats broke ranks to support a procedural vote. It paved the way for Republicans to pass much of their midterm messaging bills. Democrat leadership called the votes a breach of trust. The caucus is engaging in a family discussion about how we all move forward. The Democrat caucus is likely to face a test of unity in the next session, as leadership weighs how to balance a party of moderate and socialist lawmakers. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Melina Weiskopf, NTD News. Coming up, New York Fashion Week is back, and American heritage brands are betting on Gen Z. 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It was very, very well liked because no matter what culture or what sort of walk of life you're from, I think people, they see it and they immediately understand what that energy, what that message is, and they're drawn to it because everybody kind of needs a little bit of that in their own life of, you know, the steadfast calmness and something to hold on to. It's definitely an inner peace in the midst of something very chaotic, and for a lot of people right now, the whole world is very, very chaotic, so I guess that's another reason why so many people are very drawn to this. Welcome back. I'm Chris Beers. New York Fashion Week officially gets underway Thursday with American Heritage brands hoping to keep their momentum with younger shoppers. Ralph Lauren, Coach, and Tommy Hilfiger are among the names returning to the spotlight. New York Fashion Week is back. Ralph Lauren and Coach will kick off even Wednesday, one day before the official start. Both brands have seen strong recent growth, filled in part by young shoppers. Tommy Hilfiger is also returning after a hiatus. The brand recently teamed up with NFL star Travis Kelsey. Him, like, being back is a great addition into kind of the American, like, heritage, like, brands that are here and that are still alive, like, Coach and Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, so I think it's kind of a nice fit, like, back into that family. About 70 shows and presentations are scheduled through September 15th. Designer Harin Zinkov will open the official schedule with his debut collection for Diane von Furstenberg, and Tom Brown will close the week. London-based designer Connor Ives is making his New York debut. We have Connor Ives, which is a London-based fashion brand, and he's showing for the first time in New York, which is really, like, fun. It's one of my favorite London brands. The lineup blends established American names with emerging talent, all looking to capture the attention of a new generation. Legendary filmmaker George Lucas is turning his passion for storytelling into a new Los Angeles landmark. The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens later this month, featuring everything from movie props and concept art to comic books and paintings. A new Los Angeles landmark, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, will open to the public September 22nd, bringing the art of storytelling to life. The 11-acre campus features a 300,000-square-foot building with galleries, two theaters, a library, restaurants, and community spaces. Founded by filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, Melody Hobson, the museum explores how artists turn stories into images. And most of the stories are myths. They're not real, but the illustrations make them real. And as a result, in the beginning, especially for the few thousand years, that was the only way you could tell a story was with pictures. There are 33 galleries. Visitors can see everything from muralism, comic art, photography, and classic American paintings to street art and film. Visitors will also see Star Wars models, props, costumes, and concept art. We do have the Lucas Archives, which you can see elements of in this exhibition, Star Wars in Motion. And I think a lot of people might come for that and then discover all of the other things that are on offer. The museum itself is part of the experience. Designed by architect Ma Yansong, its futuristic shape is meant to stand out in Los Angeles, a city known for turning dreams into reality. I think this museum architecture is about future. It's about imagination. So we want this architecture to make people curious. And museum leaders say the goal goes far beyond its opening this month. They hope the Lucas Museum will become a lasting part of Los Angeles, connecting new generations with the power of art and storytelling. Next, the skies over a Czech city have been especially colorful this week. The annual Hot Air Balloon Festival is coming to a close today after sending up dozens of balloons. The sky has been the main attraction this week in this Czech city. 51 hot air balloons took flight Thursday morning, kicking off the annual festival. The event is now in its eighth year and has become a popular late summer tradition in the Czech Republic. This year, organizers also brought back an old name, balloon sky, once used for festivals in the region during the 1990s and 2000s. The festival wraps up today after several days of colorful flights over the historic city. Japan's sweltering summer heat isn't just brutal for humans. It can be deadly for dogs and cats. And a clothing makeover has come up with a novel solution, a fan suit for pets. These pups are literally the coolest dogs in town. They rock jackets with built-in fans that keep them cool amid Tokyo's sweltering summer heat. Inspired by air-conditioned vests worn by Japanese construction workers, Tokyo-based maternity wear company Sweet Mommy designed the product in close collaboration with veterinarians. Inside the suit, two battery-powered fans pull in a steady flow of air. It's then chilled by an ice pack in the collar before circulating through the body and venting at the neck and legs for full body cooling. Many Japanese cities have recorded temperatures above 104 Fahrenheit this summer. The brutal temperatures have caused concern among pet owners who are also seeking ways to protect their furry friends from heatstroke. There's so much attention to them from the foreign countries as well, from Europe especially, because now they are also suffering from immense heat. So I think these kind of things are needed not only in Japan, but everywhere around the world now. That's all for today's news. For round-the-clock coverage, visit us at ntd.com or download our NTD app. Thank you for tuning in, I'm Chris Beers. Good night.